Question 1

Is mild  left ventricular hypertrophy bad?

Accepted Answer

It is abnormal but not that bad. I assume you have hypertension which was out of control for quite some time.
If you are taking medication(s) for controlling the blood pressure, keep it below 120/80, and if your doctor uses an ACEi or ARB, the heart muscle can be stabilized or get smaller (re-conditioned), i.e. the hypertrophy will not get worse or it even improves.

Question 2

Can you explain left ventricular hypertrophy?

Accepted Answer

Left ventricular hypertrophy is when the muscular walls of the left ventricle are thicker than normal. The left ventricle hypertrophies when it does excess pressure or volume work. It can also thicken genetically or when infiltrated by some other form of cells. By far the most common causes are high blood pressure and excellent physical conditioning from long term exercise.

Question 3

What does trace left ventricular hypertrophy?

Accepted Answer

Trace LVH generally on ECG means borderline ecg, trace on echo would generally imply minimal lvh.

Question 4

What does this mean? "concentric left ventricular hypertrophy"?

Accepted Answer

concentric LVH means that the left ventricular walls are all thickened symmetrically. Sometimes different parts of the wall thicken more than others, this is not the case in concentric type.

Question 5

I was told that i have moderate concentric left ventricular hypertrophy 65%-70%, how worried should i be?

Accepted Answer

If this measurement was taken from an EKG it is rather specific, but an echocardiogram is more accurate. Some pathology like hypertension or aortic valve damage is exerting strain.LVH is serious&as it worsens heart function weakens in time leading to eventual congestive heart failure. Consult a cardiologist to determine its cause,prescribe appropriate treatment& provide long-term follow up.care.

Question 6

Can left ventricular hypertrophy be reversed by controlling bp? 23 yr old male with avg bp of 128/88. cardio said evidence of slight hypertrophy

Accepted Answer

Ventricular hypertrophy can be stabilized with medications such as beta blockers and angiotensin receptor blockers or ace inhibitors.  Your blood pressure is not too high so be sure you have a correct diagnosis of he cause of the hypertrophy.  In young athletes, slight hypertrophy can be normal.  There are congenital and also acquired forms of ventricular hypertrophy.

Question 7

Is concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy the same thing?

Accepted Answer

Concentric hypertrophy is a descriptive term for equal hypertrophy throughout the heart. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a disease process. It can have concentric or asymmetric hypertrophied heart muscle.

Question 8

Can left ventricular hypertrophy occur suddenly? from like an infection or is it only gradual?

Accepted Answer

Gradual LVH is mostly from hypertension or heart valve problems. Lvh can occur more rapidly in conditions like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (commoner), or "infiltrative" conditions where abnormal substances are deposited in the heart muscle (rarer). However, I am not aware of an infectious cause of lvh.

Question 9

I got the results for a echocardiography report  and it says on one of the summaries mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy what those it means?

Accepted Answer

It means that the measurement of the wall thickness is increased. If you have had uncontrolled high blood pressure, that may make sense. IF not, it's possible the echo is over-reading it. One millimeter of increased thickness can result in the report saying "mild LVH" .The test isn't super accurate for subtle changes.

Question 10

How bad is mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy on a heart scan?

Accepted Answer

Called "idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis" ihss which was a mouthful reduced to ash, assymetric septl hypertrophy.These may be the cause of sudden death in young athletes, perhaps from arrhthmias, but rescussitation may be difficult. If you know you have this. You warrant a cardiologist to advise management, and it may be minor to nothing, but trust an expert not  a website for this.

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Is mild left ventricular hypertrophy bad?

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Can you explain left ventricular hypertrophy?

What does trace left ventricular hypertrophy?

What does this mean? "concentric left ventricular hypertrophy"?

I was told that i have moderate concentric left ventricular hypertrophy 65%-70%, how worried should i be?

Can left ventricular hypertrophy be reversed by controlling bp? 23 yr old male with avg bp of 128/88. cardio said evidence of slight hypertrophy

Is concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy the same thing?

Can left ventricular hypertrophy occur suddenly? from like an infection or is it only gradual?

I got the results for a echocardiography report and it says on one of the summaries mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy what those it means?

How bad is mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy on a heart scan?

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